MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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